It is not at all foolish to hope for miracles,
If we treated others with the consideration that one would give to those who only had a few days to live, then we would be kinder, at least.
Her engagement? That is a long story. He laughed,
He smiled as he imagined the composite Jamie/Isabel, who would play the bassoon, read philosophy, interfere in other people's affairs rather too much, drive a green Swedish car and make legendary pota...
For a short while she considered the idea of orchestral courtesy. Certainly one should avoid giving political offence: German orchestras, of course, used to be careful about playing Wagner abroad, at...
But if you do not forgive, and you think all the time about getting even, or punishing somebody who has done you a wrong, what are you achieving?
All that I know is that he is sad in his heart...that is the place where his sadness is. Right there. And I do not think that is ever very easy to deal with sadness in that part of the body.
A society that undermined its teachers and their authority only dug away at its own sure foundations.
A sleeping partner? That’s it. I always thought that was an odd expression, Mma. I always thought of a sleeping partner as being somebody who sat with his head on his desk and slept.
We all have some things we are ashamed of.
Oh I love gadgets and I pride myself on keeping at the cutting edge of technology.
One of the most destructive things that's happening in modern society is that we are losing our sense of the bonds that bind people together - which can lead to nightmares of social collapse.
That weddings are far more than marriage ceremonies; we know that they are occasions for family stock-taking and catharsis; that
People
We never realise how transparent we are.
There were women in the sacred dance group, no doubt, and one of these might be taken aside, woman to woman, and asked to help see that he came to no harm. England was full of helpful women, Berthea w...
There were some people, it seemed, who were incapable of being pleasant about anything. Of course, the cars that such people drove tended to be difficult as well. Nice cars have nice drivers; bad cars...
The problem, of course, was that people did not seem to understand the difference between right and wrong. They needed to be reminded about this, because if you left it to them to work out for themsel...
The ordinary people of Africa tended not to have room in their hearts for hatred. They were sometimes foolish, like people anywhere, but they did not bear grudges, as Mr Mandela had shown the world.
The husband should say to the reverend: ‘And I promise not to defy my wife.